Tulips Encore

April 24, 2016 by annebrooke 3 Comments

Just back from a glorious holiday in Amsterdam and on the Rhine and I now have total tulip mania. However, by the looks of our allotment after a week of being away, I really didn’t need to go to Amsterdam to find the tulips!

Not only that but I think we have a couple of gladioli shoots on the way up – the ones that K planted a few weeks ago:

You have to look very closely to see them though! I also think that we might have a dahlia on the way though it will be very early if it’s true …

Meanwhile, the lilies I’d forgotten I’d left in their bed are doing well, and we have one of our sweet williams almost in bloom too:

However, the main focus of our visit (apart from catching up with the weeding, lol) was planting the first of our sweet peas next to the shed. Here they are in situ:

The soft fruit area is doing well too, and we’re particularly pleased with the gooseberry:

The spinach is also growing fast, as is the rhubarb:

And, finally, the asparagus is now definitely on the way, though still small.

So, today’s harvest was the tulips, a few stray narcissi, leeks and the spinach:

And here are the tulips in their vases at home – I’m very pleased with them indeed, especially the red ones!